tingilinde

a comparison of chopsticks

a tip of the hat to Sarah

fusion is always 20 years in the future

Another chapter to the story.

Even if it did work, the reactors would probably be so expensive it wouldn't make sense.  If the goal is getting away from carbon, there are many shovel ready approaches.  There's this great fusion reactor about 500 light seconds away.  

 

 

 

that look of a wolf

Studying their facial expressions.  The piece has a link to the paper

republican fascism and fear

More from Timothy Snyder

snip

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When media folks describe discussions among Democrats as chaos and disarray, they are implicitly suggesting that it is better for a leader of a party to never be questioned. (Why, after all, is being part of an array a good thing?) An obvious point goes missed: Democrats can say what they want, because none of them is afraid. And that is good! Governor Maura Healey can express her dissent and Joe Biden can express his frustration with her — but no one is worried about her physical safety.

Trump, by contrast, controls his party through stochastic terror, threats issued through social media that his cult followers can be expected to realize. Republicans leave politics because they fear for themselves and their families. Those who remain all obey in advance. That is new, and it should not be normal, and it should not spread any further. But it becomes normal when we treat discussions, and not coercion, as abnormal.

If I am right that much of the energy behind the Biden pile-on is displaced fear of a regime change, much of the media will continue to generate fascist froth for Trump, whether or not Biden is the Democratic nominee — unless, of course, journalists confront their fears, and keep the issue of regime change inside the story, and provide a constructive alternative alongside personal criticism.

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animation vs geometry

swamp coolers for cars

Car AC was rare and expensive when I was a kid.  Trips to hot and dry areas like Salt Lake City and LA were my introduction to car swamp coolers..  definitely not for humid regions.

a lego jaws

A 1497 piece Lego Jaws set is due soon.  They've made a 90 second movie.

hcr - "it's a coup"

medieval support

a tip of the hat to Greg

 

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the answer to the tshirt puzzle from a few days ago